Cody

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears gauntlets on his hands, and his boots cover part of his thighs. He is mounted on a dark horse. The horse's bridle is decorated with shells. A group of Native Americans on horseback rides in the midground behind Cody. Several of the Native Americans hold long spears and wear feather headdresses. A rider in the left midground holds a pole with the British flag hanging from it. Tents cover the viewing stands in the background where the audience sits.

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Image File: ZZR700105546

Notes

"1899" handwritten on first page of album.; "Copyright 1899 by the Courier Litho Co. Buffalo NY" handwritten in lower left corner of image; number "24" scratched in lower right corner of photoprint.; "F47492" also handwritten below photoprint.; Album sheet has number "8" handwritten below photoprint.; Title handwritten on album sheet below photoprint.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001055464

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